When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.

Quote by John Boorman

Topics: John Boorman Quotes

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through...

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...